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stouffville august 14th 1924 the tribune is published thursday afternoon terms 200 a year in advance a v nolan publisher stouffville ont 4 i visiting the allies montmorency cherries will be ready in a few days 3 let us have your orders early- the same good quality as usual v ratcliff co stststisn3si great bargains to clear out stock 11 pair mens tan oxfords 349 womens sandals patent and tan at l99 12 pairs womens patent boots to go at 199 womens white canvas s leather soles only 49c h glehm footwear of merit stourrville ont phone4301- n clearing prices sale price 100 meiis fine shirts reg 150 mens work shirts 75c mens khaki pants 135 peabodys overalls reg 300 mens running shoes reg 175 boys running shoes reg- 175 all shoes at reduced prices call and see them before t you buy j l little sale price 200 sale price 150 sale price 125 west end stouffville goal gement salt tile and flour coal select lump steam coal- lehigh valley stove chestnut and pea sizes solway coke cement canada brand salt 50 lb 100 lb- 200 lb- sacks and bbls flour and feed bran shorts manitoba oats oil cake five crown flour for bread jubilee for pastry tile 3 inch 4 inch and 6 inch on hand highest prices paid for alsike and grain of all kinds telephones office 169 residence 171 stouffvrlid3 markets august i3t dfry eggs 27 to 28 butier 2fi to iso cattle hot hogs smooth s50 hogs select 940 butchers 4 to 6 cdwa 3to 4 calves 700 to 900 common calves 450 butchers 700 grain oats 40 to 46 fall wheat 100 ooose wheat an barley 62 to c7 agents wanted the careful attention to our customers orders and the splen did stock supplied for years past warrants us in having a repre sentative or two in this county liberal commissions free out fit write at once for exclusive territory thos w bowman son company ridokvimik ont star nurseries fat hev9 twill pay a special price tor fat hen sam golden apply at pea- nocks livery its a fine thing to actually feel that tha bet part of a great and im- porttut holiday tour ij the cumin- hoiu nd being able to mingle once again with fellow tornsmeit such is the experience of the editm of the tribune after an absence of nearly two months spent in belgium frauce and the united kingdom with a party of canadian editors in as brief a space as possible we shall give a resume of our trip in this and the next two issues of the- tribune our party went uboaru the cpr steamship the melita at montreal on the morning of june- 11th and were soon on the way out the st lawrence kiver the length of whicli is a revelation to any who have not travelled its seemingly unending course and it was therefore two days before we saw the last sight of land on being assigned our staterooms we were soon exploiting the boat and learning about the melita she is a secondclass passenger vessel of 14000 tons displacement and while there are larger vessels afloatthere are also many ocean going boats of 6000tons it was impossible for our party to travel by larger craft owing to our destination being antwerp an european city situated well inland on the river scheldt n belgium vhich since the war has never bn dredged owing to the proven of the bilgiiim government aui our vessel was towed up that waterway by tug boats breakfast was served aboard the liner immediately after she left the harbor it was the lirst meal on an ocean liner partaken of by most of our party and was a revelation in its variety this was the menu bananas oranges apples com pote of prunes stewed peaches stewed figs quaker oats force cream of wheat post toastiesgrape nuts corn flakes puffed rice crumbled bran puffed wheat fried whiting findon haddie in cream eggs boiled poached or country style to order fried or turned egg omelette plain ham or parsley 5 minutes broiled canadian bacon hashed lamb and walnuts american dry hash cake to order from grijj 10 minutes cumberland ham buffet boars head galantine of veal- white and graham rolls roast griddle cakes corn muffins scotch baps bath buns jam honey marmalade tea cocoa coffee our ship carried 2500 persons more than twice the population ol stouffville s50 of this number made up the crew while the remainder were 3rd class passengers excepting 500 of which we were part con- posing the monoclass a combina tion of 1st and 2nc class the dining room had a seating capacity for about 300 persons so that it re quired two sittings to feed the peo ple in our part of the boat the 3rd class of course had a separate din- ingroom and a good one it was too in addition to this there were vari ous tea rooms a lounge room and smoking loom the many big fire places whicli add to the cheeriness of the rooms are operated by elec tricity while any additional heat is provided by steam process during the voyage i took a trip through the 3rd class quarters and was surprised to find such splendid accommodation provided in that class many welltodo people travel in the third class nowadays for it is much superior to what it was some years ago the meals include five and six courses and compare well with those served to the other classes an interesting feature on the boat is the nursery where babes in arms and up to six years are cared for hy the ships nurses the room is pro- vm d with rocking horses kiddie cars black boards and all manner of amusements as well as cots for the weary ones to rest in when i visited the place there were fourteen little folks making a din of noise there were a great many passen gers of interest on board and some of them we had an opportunity to meet old country people returning i home some having made good in canada while others made almost i a failure and returned home to seek work an interesting gentle man was father vacher a mission ary on the mackenzie river 1200 miles from edmonton he minis- j ters to the indians and teaches the children the french language it is i 29 years since father vacher first i went out from his home in france j and he had never seen an electric light until he came on this time although fort smith his home among the indians has a very short summer the days are so long that they are able to raise grain and vegetables successfully miss hel- lems a former school teacher in stouffville was among the party re- presenting her fathers paper in essex county out in the gulf of st lawrence we saw our first and only whale 02 the trip fcross we were attracted by his antics of sending a great shower of water into the air as if spouted from some huse fountain j during our second ght on the open sea we passed the empress of france and her signal informed- us that they had had fair weather and an uneventful voyage across had these boats passed at 1 renter j distance the wireless would have 1 been used but we were close enoig to use the flash signal such as is used between the vessels of the fleet as we learned afterwards cricket tennis and shuttleball are the chief deck sports the latter game is similar to lawn bowling or curling and they all frerve to pro vide the needed exercise while on board seasickness is the conimon form of illness and we fell a prey to it for a couple of days following a heavy sea more than 75 per cent of the people at the sitting in our din- 1 lugroom were missing from meals j for from one to three days and some 1 never turned up until we reached antwerp the recollection of ihat i sickness is now only a horrible mem ory to me and i am mighty thauk- ful it is something we escape on land y i our boat had been travelling about 375 miles per day of 24 hours and this soon brought us to southampton where the party disembarked for a brief spell to travel through a por ton of the famous old forest planted i in the days of the normans and whose towering oaks are the admir- i tion of isitors returning to j the boat we were again on our way tor an afternoon and evening trip to antwerp our final destination by boat sailing up the channel we had an excellent view of the isle of wight and when we reached the scheldt river we go our only glimpse of holland with its dikes and straw covered dwellings on the morning of june 22nd we landed at antwerp where we were given a civic reception and an opportunity to inspect the docks said to be the third largest in the world being surpassed by london and liverpool h ere an dth ere radio stations are to be estaonsned near montreal and vancouver as links in the empire wireless station program as ths result of arrange ments just completed between the british government the department of marine and fisheries of canada and the affiliated marconi com panies i the manitoba pulp and paper company will it is understood shortly establish a plant at st boni face near winnipeg man the company plans to expend 3600000 of its 5000000 capital on imme diate operations and to build atfoo- ton newsprint mill employing about 700 men canadas trade is growing at a faster ratio than ever before de spite the war she now sell3 to 100 and buys from 77 countries her total foreign trade in the calendar year 1923 reached 1918264783 an increase- of 10 per cent in one year and her interchange of com merce increased 70 per cent between 101314 and the pa3t yyjr john b thompson notd sports man and writer on the outofdocrs widely and populapiy known by his pen name of ovark ripley is visitirfg the canadian pacific bun galow camps in ontario giving demonstrations of his skill as a fiy and bait caster as well as free casting lessons to guests and infor mal talks on fishing and other out door subjects creating a new record for the lo years it has bcn in business the saskatchewan cooperative eleva tor company will have handled 50- 000000 bushels of grain through its commission department in the 1923- 4 season it is announced the es timate of grain handled through terminal elevators for the 19234 season is 53000000 bushels the steel superstructure of the new ste anne de beaupre basilica which is to replace the destroyed edifice at the famous shrine has now been completed and it is ex pected that by next july the ex terior of the church will be nearly finished it is not anticipated how ever that the building will be en tirely ready until july 1926 in the meantime thousands of pil grims continue to visit the shrine and several miracles have been re cently reported figures issued by the department of agriculutre for the province of quebec show that there has been a marked improvement in the con dition of farmers of the province over last year due to good crop3 to such an extent that instead of dis tributing grain seeds to the value of over 125000 as was the case last year only 60000 worth was neces sary to meet this years require ments hon j e caron minister of agriculture for the province basing his anticipations on present crop prospects expects a still fur ther improvement in the near fu ture never has the opportunity for canadian business in the orient been so good as it is today said allan cameron oriental manager of the canadian pacific railway in montreal recently it i3 true that the general volume of business in china and japrn ia somewhat be low normal owing to both local and world conditions but if canadian manufacturers and producers now fail to males an effort to secure the large share of oriental trade that would naturally come to them the opportunity will pass and someone else will get the business following its success at the brit ish cmpire exhibition the cana dian pacific railway is arranging unusually fine displays for fall ex hibitions in canada at toronto the exhibits will include a northern ontario hunting scene having a painted background sixty by six teen feet a feature of which will be moose and deer moving through the forest and an attendant guide to give information to pnquircra a fullsized model of the front of a canadian pacific engine and other displays illustrative of the com panys many activities will also thown i emr w- oaoi o d o d a i0e30i xoexoc naoi o n o e q o n a o o q o w d o d o d o o q o w h shaws 30e30 o d o d o o d o still further reductions 2 our midsummer clearing sale is still going 9 on we have a great number of summer goods 0 o we must clear out at further reduced prices ladies voile dresses reg 600 sale price 300 ladies gingha mdresses reg 350 and 500 sale price 219 3 pieces of voile left sale price 19c- yard ladies white voile blouses clearing at 19c- boys wash suits sale price 39c- ginghams reg 25c sale price 19c ladies fancy collars sale price 19c childrens gingham dresses- sale price 100 mens fine shirts- reg 150 and 200 sale price 100 mens balbrfggan underwear reg75csale price 39c purses reg- 200 sale price 119 purses reg 25 and 500 sale price 198 ladies and childrens cotton hose- reg 35c sale price 19c boys caps reg 100 sale price 39c- o m o 0 o o n o 1 i o n o d o o d 1 u o a o o d o w h shaw o d o o a o 0c30e phone 9512 stouffville store remains open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings closes friday at 12 oclock io3ls o d o a o x0e30 f t hill co limited successors to pood cook highest prices paid for alsike- red clover timpthy alfalfa and sweet clover bags supplied if desired offtce phone hoi house 183 o e todd managing dlractot